The Guelph Storm has announced that both its picks in this year's CHL Import Draft have committed to the team.
Swedish winger Vilmer Alriksson, a fourth round pick of the Vancouver Canucks this year, and Slovakian goaltender Damian Slavik will be with the team when training camp opens at the end of August.
Alriksson, a 6’6", 214-pound forward from Enebyberg, Sweden, was selected 34th overall by the Storm in this month’s Import Draft after recording 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points in 52 games split between Djurgardens IF U18 and U20 clubs.
Slavik, a 6’4", 185-pound goaltender from Nove Zamky, Slovakia, was selected 94th overall by the Storm in this year’s Import Draft. The 2005-born netminder registered 5 wins and 2 losses with a 1.82 GAA and a 0.940 save percentage playing for the Team Slovakia U18’s in Slovakia’s U20 League. Slavik also represented Slovakia at the 2023 U18 IIHF World Hockey Championships.
